In my quest for new challenges, I became a homebrewer! I started with the local Brew on Premises, but when they closed down, I got myself everything I need at home to whip up a batch of beer. But even more fun than making beer is designing the label to stick on the bottle! Sure beats collecting stamps!
Okay, my homebrew labels have been pushed down the page by my writing about beer in Chicago. Give me more time to square this page away, and you'll see them again!

Now you can get my artwork on goodies!Proceeds go directlyto benefit... well, me!

May 31, 2013

Untitled (111 West Kinzie, Chicago, 312-880-1511) has teamed up with Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon to
host award-winning cocktail professionals from across the country along with Chicago’s celebrated mixologists to shake things up together behind the bar at Untitled’s illustrious Whiskey Library.Every second Tuesday of the month, join us as guest bartenders and
Untitled's best create their own unique whiskey cocktail menus. Taste
the best from across the country in one place, on one night.

When: Every second Tuesday of the month from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. The next event takes place June 11.PRICE: No admission fee. RSVP: First come, first served...and we can guarantee you want to get served.

I'm starting a new category in my Beeronaut posts called the Annex. Here you'll find some stories and press releases that don't quite fit my beer-centric or local view, but that you may be interested in.
With the Blackhawks going for the do-or-die against the Red Wings tonight, I have an email from the Jim Beam folks suggesting some cocktails. Hey, I'm all for the distilled spirits. Just keep a good beer chaser on hand. Click the title to read on!